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Each year, roughly 0.6% of West Virginia students graduate with certificates in beauty.
That means an estimated 339 beauty professionals graduate from West Virginia's 11 beauty schools each year.

Top Schools

The top-ranked school in West Virginia that has a beauty program is Carver Career Center. Carver Career Center, which was ranked 62nd in the country in 2010, is located in Charleston.
22 students graduated with a certificate in beauty from Carver Career Center in 2010.

The second-ranked school in West Virginia with a beauty program is International Beauty School 4, which is located in Martinsburg. In 2010, it was ranked 68th nationwide.
36 students graduated with certificate in beauty from International Beauty School 4 in 2010.

The third-ranked school in West Virginia with a beauty program is Mercer County Technical Education Center, which is located in Princeton. In 2010, it was ranked 72nd nationwide.
In 2010, Mercer County Technical Education Center graduated 7 students from its beauty programs.
Tuition at Mercer County Technical Education Center was $0 per year.

Cost

Beauty schools in West Virginia, charge students an average tuition of $193 per year. But, tuition can be as much as $2,122 per year, or as little as $2,122 per year.
The highest tuition rates in 2010 at West Virginia beauty schools were charged at the following schools:

Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College - located in Mount Gay, students are charged $2,122 per year

The following West Virginia beauty schools had the lowest tuition rates:

Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College - located in Mount Gay, students are charged $2,122 per year

A beauty certificate from a West Virginia school... what next?

The following counties have the largest number of West Virginia beauty professionals:

Boone County - 710 beauty professionals

Boyd County - 520 beauty professionals

Fayette County - 480 beauty professionals

Projected Growth

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts by 2018, an estimated 3,850 beauty professionals will be working in West Virginia. This would require the number of beauty professional to shrink by 0%.

Salary

beauty professionals in West Virginia earn $31,513 per year on average.
In 2010, however, some West Virginia beauty professional earned as little as less than $15,630 per year or as much as more than $74,750 per year.
The counties in West Virginia with the highest average salary for beauty professionals are:

Washington County - $32,583 per year

Boone County - $31,920 per year

Monongalia County - $31,710 per year

The following counties in West Virginia have the lowest average salaries for beauty professional:

Boyd County - $27,157 per year

Belmont County - $28,387 per year

Barbour County - $29,493 per year

On average, the highest paid beauty professionals in West Virginia were:

Cosmetology Instructor - $43,930 per year

Salon Manager - $30,530 per year

Hairdresser - $20,080 per year

The beauty professionals with lowest average salaries in West Virginia were:

Salon Manager - $30,530 per year

Hairdresser - $20,080 per year

More Information

Take a look at the graphs and charts below for additional West Virginia statistics regarding a career in beauty and to compare salaries with a variety of related fields such as cosmetology or fashion.